Overview
- A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad issued the order last week, with the copy made public on November 19.
- The court held that repeated threats or attempts by a spouse to end their life make cohabitation impossible and meet the cruelty standard under the Hindu Marriage Act.
- The petitioner married in 2006 and has lived separately from his wife since 2012, challenging a 2019 family court refusal to grant divorce.
- The High Court said the family court failed to weigh several cited instances of cruelty and found the marriage had irretrievably broken down.
- The decree requires a Rs 25 lakh payment and transfer of two flats to the wife as full and final settlement, with the court noting that absence of a police complaint does not necessarily undermine such claims.